Geneviève MORIN

(b. 25 September 1743 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1817 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève MORIN was born 25 September 1743 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Geneviève MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnes MERCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal) Julien MERCIER and Agnès MEUNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Joseph GAGNON 25 January 1762 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GAGNON was born 5 October 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Joseph died 8 November 1813 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

Geneviève MORIN died 17 August 1817 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Geneviève MORIN married

Joseph GAGNON-- Date: 25 January 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN:

Joseph GAGNON (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 October 1846, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Geneviève BOIVIN 5 February 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Antoine GAGNON (b.27 August 1779, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1855, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Madeleine FRADET 19 April 1803 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Victoire GAGNON (b.13 February 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BOIVIN 28 July 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1743 Birth
25 September 1743
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MORIN and Joseph GAGNON 25 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 18 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Birth of Child
Antoine GAGNON was born 27 August 1779, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Victoire GAGNON was born 13 February 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 5 February 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Geneviève BOIVIN

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAGNON married 19 April 1803, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Madeleine FRADET

1809 Marriage of Child
Victoire GAGNON married 28 July 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Francois BOIVIN